Plasma vitamin C and risk of hospitalisation with diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in men and women in EPIC-Norfolk prospective study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 830-835

  Pfister, Roman ^a   Michels, Guido ^a   Brägelmann, Johannes ^a   Sharp, Stephen J ^b   Luben, Robert ^c   Wareham, Nick J ^b   Khaw, Kay Tee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Fruit and vegetables; Plasma vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84920054791     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.016     Document Type: Article

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